Sat 7 Nov 2015

We were lucky enough to be working so close to Florence. We both wanted to visit the city but we didn’t think we would get there this summer so it was a great bonus!

Our hosts told us of a free place to park at Piazzale Michelangelo which gave a spectacular view of the city below. We did our own little walking tour by starting with a walk down towards the Ponte Vecchio, through the Uffizi gallery courtyard to Palazzo Vecchio. In the plaza there were great statues (not the original Michelangelo’s David but there were some original statutes from Roman times). We had a picnic in the main square with the Tuscan sun beating down. Then we headed to the famous Duomo which was an amazing sight. We poked around other areas of interest in the city and stopped for pizza and sangria at a little trattoria.

Once it was dark we went back to the main sights to take some night photos. We had such a wonderful day in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe!